About

I am an associate professor at Japan Women’s University specializing in intellectual history and feminist philosophy, with particular focus on Jane Addams, Hull House, and Progressive Era social reform movements.

Research Interests

  • Jane Addams and pragmatist feminism
  • Progressive Era social reform movements
  • Hull House and settlement house movement
  • Mary Parker Follett and organizational theory

Current Projects

I am currently writing a book about Hull House and Jane Addams’s philosophy of “Ethical Democracy” for general audiences. Learn more →


For information in Japanese, please visit my Researchmap profile.